BJ's Gives $1.7 To Charities
Nine Central Massachusetts nonprofits are among 265 that will be awarded with donations from BJ's Charitable Foundation.
Nearly $1.7 million will be donated to nonprofits focusing on hunger prevention, education, self-sufficiency and health care in the 15 states where Westborough-based BJ's has stores.
"The goal of BJ's Charitable Foundation is to create a positive, long-lasting impact on the communities in which BJ's serves," said Jessica Newman, executive director for the BJ's Charitable Foundation. "Giving back is in the DNA of BJ's Wholesale Club, and the donations from the BJ's Charitable Foundation will impact tens of thousands of individuals and families, resulting in a better community for us all."
Local donations will be given for the following:
Hunger prevention
- Community Health Connections Inc. of Fitchburg: $5,000 to buy food and toiletries for the ACTION Health Services Patient Food Pantry Program.
- AIDS Project Worcester Inc.: $5,000 for food and supplements for the Nutrition is Medicine Program.
Education
- Rainbow Child Development Center in Worcester: $5,000 to support the social services program, providing therapeutic services to children in need.
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro West in Marlborough: $5,000 to support the Power Hour Homework Assistance Program, providing the educational support, resource and guidance to youths ages 6 through 18.
- Friendly House Inc. of Worcester: $4,500 to support the Friendly House After School and summer camp program, which brings educational, recreational and social activities to students in grades K to 6 at the Friendly House Wall Street facility.
Self-sufficiency
- Abby Kelley Foster House Inc. in Worcester: $5,000 to support the women's center program, which provides information, education, support and one-on-one coaching to women to help them become self-sufficient.
- Worcester Community Action Council Inc. in Worcester: $6,000 to buy food for the job and education center program.
- South Middlesex Opportunity Council Inc. in Framingham: $5,000 to support the Common Ground Resource Center Program, providing clients with access to health care, substance abuse treatment, education, job training and employment services.
- Lutheran Social Services of New England Inc. of Worcester: $5,000 to support the Young Parents Support Program, which serves young, low-income and teenage parents.
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